Viajeros Romanticos

The Viajeros Románticos

The Ronda audio-guided tour invites you to observe the great azulejo mosaic of the Viajeros Románticos, the Romantic Travellers, on the wall of the Palacio de Congresos.

Ronda seen by the romantic travellers

Installed in 2013 on the wall of the Palacio de Congresos, this azulejo mosaic pays tribute to the foreign writers, artists and travellers who, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, shaped the romantic image of Ronda. The work represents an aerial view of the city surrounded by quotations from famous visitors, such as Washington Irving, Richard Ford, Lady Tenison or the Marquis de Custine, all seduced by the dramatic landscapes of the Tajo, the Moorish heritage and the authentic atmosphere of the Serranía. This romantic movement, also nourished by the tales of banditry and the isolation of the city, played a decisive role in the birth of tourism in Ronda and in the international diffusion of its image.

What there is to see

The Viajeros Románticos mosaic offers a pretty visual synthesis of the appeal exercised by Ronda on the travellers of the past. Its colourful azulejos and its quotations invite one to imagine the city as it appeared to the marvelling eyes of the romantics. It is an instructive stop, which sheds light on the origins of Ronda tourism, on the very wall of the Palacio de Congresos.

Practical information

The Viajeros Románticos mosaic is on the wall of the Palacio de Congresos, near the Puente Nuevo, in Ronda. It can be contemplated freely from the street, at all hours and on the level.

What does the Viajeros Románticos mosaic represent?

An aerial view of Ronda surrounded by quotations from famous travellers seduced by the city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

What role did the romantic travellers play?

They shaped the romantic image of Ronda and contributed decisively to the birth of tourism in the city.